Meaning
dry; barren
- very dry, with little water
- unable to produce much vegetation
- emotionally cold or lacking warmth
In a sentence
Il terreno qui è molto arido.
The soil here is very dry.
Questa zona ha un clima arido?
Does this area have an arid climate?
Dopo mesi senza pioggia, il paesaggio è diventato arido.
After months without rain, the landscape became barren.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| arido | masculine · singular |
| arida | feminine · singular |
| aridi | masculine · plural |
| aride | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Literal use is common with terreno, clima, paesaggio.
- Figurative use: stile arido, persona arida.
- Masculine plural is aridi, not arido.